In addition to their regular first-round draft pick next June, the Marlins through the Competitive Balance Lottery will have the sixth pick in Round A, which follows the first round. The Competitive Draft Lottery was added to the last Collective Bargaining Agreement, which runs through 2016.

Here’s how it works, per MLB: Clubs with the lowest revenues and in the smallest markets get a chance to secure additional draft picks through a lottery. The 10 clubs with the lowest revenues and the 10 clubs in the smallest markets are entered into a lottery for six selections immediately after the first round of the First-Year Player Draft. Eligible clubs that did not receive one of the six selections after the first round, and all other payee clubs under the Revenue Sharing Plan, were entered into a second lottery for the six picks immediately following the second round of the Draft. A club’s odds of winning the lottery were based on its prior season’s winning percentage.

MLB conducted the first lottery Wednesday afternoon. The six teams picking in round A, after the first round (in order): the Royals, Pirates, Diamondbacks, Orioles, Reds and Marlins. The six teams picking in round B immediately after the second round (in order): the Padres, Indians, Rockies, Athletics, Brewers and Tigers.

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No Live Chat session by Juan on Wednesday…….who can blame Juan when there are so many great places to eat in Chicago…..why bother answering the same dumb questions from Julio in Wilton Manors when Juan can chop down on a Chicago steak or a deep dish pizza..

Stanton on the trade block?…….that was a good laugh.

Crawford going to the Marlins?…….for Bell and Ramirez?……another good laugh.

If the Marlins play the Cubs 18 times a season….Marlins have a 15-3 record on the Cubs